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Join Date: May 2008
Location: Central Iowa
Posts: 459
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Hood bowtie emblem repair/replace....
anyone ever made a custom insert?
I picked one up at the junkyard, but the blue inset was missing.... was thinking about cutting a plasticinsert, then covering is with some blue reflective/fresnel lense outdoor vinyl I have... you can see it on top of the pile of tailgate parts at the bottom of my junkyard finds pic... ![]()
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Location: Tucson, AZ USA
Posts: 7,280
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Re: Hood bowtie emblem repair/replace....
Good idea. It might work. You could use plexiglas and then insert some medium blue theatrical "gel" behind that.
I got some doghouse parts from a friend who was cleaning out his yard. All I had to do was fit 2 fenders, 2 fender skirts, 3 doors, a hood, radiator support, cowl, glovebox door and some other stuff into my stepside shortbed and run from Phoenix to Tucson -- 90 miles on the freeway. Included was the hood emblem. Most of the parts were for a '72, but I guess the hood was a '69 or '70 since it's drilled for a bowtie. I had the bright idea of putting some kind of low wattage LEDs behind the blue plastic. The OEM silver backing has pretty much flaked off. Ultimate project is a '72 Chevy K/5 rolling frame I bought 6 years ago. I have a 292 and Rockwell T-221/SM465 I intend for it. My other Chevy trucks have the red bow tie -- all metal. Chevy Engine Orange would look good on those after polishing up the chrome.
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Chevy nut
Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Springfield, Illinois
Posts: 2,266
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Re: Hood bowtie emblem repair/replace....
Years ago on my 70 I had put a dash light behind my hood emblem. I had taken all the silver off the back off it. It looked cool.
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Location: Tucson, AZ USA
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Re: Hood bowtie emblem repair/replace....
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